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Rewilding: Nature cannot wait

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Tue, 13 July 2021

17:00 – 18:30 BST

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In this talk we will showcase big and small ideas to inspire anyone and everyone to get involved in the rewilding movement.

About this event

Join us for the fifth event in the Architecture Anew talk series, a brand-new season of RIBA + VitrA talks, bringing people together to discuss new ideas about the role of architecture in designing a more sustainable future.

The rewilding movement asks us to see things differently. It asks us to shift our perspective from humans as distinct and separated from nature, to recognise that we are part of a complex ecosystem with other lifeforms. Therefore, instead of designing human-centric spaces, the built environment sector should be creating places for all life forms to thrive.

What are some of the ways that we can rewild our mindsets, everyday life and architectural or design practice? This talk will showcase big and small ideas for you to re-connect with nature and start creating spaces for all human and non-human life.

Speakers

ARUP - Jess Kennedy is a Chartered Environmentalist, Associate Director at Arup and the Project Director for Wild West End. Established in 2015, Wild West End is a unique partnership between seven large landholders situated within London’s West End. The partnership aims to create a connected network of green spaces delivered within new developments and retrofitted on existing buildings to encourage birds, bees, and bats back into this iconic area of London, and create greater connections with nature for residents, visitors, and workers to enjoy.

Credit: Wild West End

Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) - is an environmental education charity and eco centre based near Machynlleth in Mid Wales. CAT has nearly 50 years’ experience of living and working with nature, and providing the skills and knowledge to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis. Gwyn Stacey is a Senior Lecturer on CAT’s MArch Sustainable Architecture course and is a multidisciplinary designer and Architect.

Credit: Ty Unos, Centre for Alternative Technology

The Guerilla Gardener - Richard Reynolds began guerrilla gardening in 2004 cultivating neglected public flowerbeds and roadside verges in his South London neighbourhood without permission. This developed into a campaign for others to also enrich neglected public land with uplifting and bio-diverse habitats in a way that is environmentally and socially positive.

Credit: Richard Reynolds

Heal Rewilding - Jan Stannard is the co-founder and Chair of Trustees of Heal and will introduce us to the big ideas behind this new national rewilding charity. Heal has a simple premise - to raise money to buy land in the English lowlands then rewild it to create new, species-rich havens to heal the land, heal nature and heal ourselves. Their vision is a rewilding site of 500+ acres/200+ hectares in all 48 English counties, a goal of 10,000 hectares rewilded.

Credit: Heal Rewilding

PiM.Studio – is a London-based team of Architects with a global outlook, fresh ideas and big ambitions. The studio aims to re-articulate the relationship between architecture, humans, and other living beings: creating an architecture for all. They work towards a more biodiverse built environment by reintroducing a degree of wildlife into their buildings and propose wildlife-friendly designs that are home for human as well as natural life. Maria-Chiara Piccinelli is an Architect and Director of PiM.studio Architects in London.

Credit: PiM.studio

Chair

Dusty Gedge, President of the European Federation Green Roofs and Walls.

Further event information

Following the speakers’ conversation there will be time for questions from the audience. This lecture will be digitally streamed and available globally. The weblink to join the event will be shared with all ticket holders in the lead up to the event.

This activity can count towards your CPD requirements.

Architecture Anew is a RIBA + VitrA Partnership.

This partnership reflects a shared commitment to add social, economic and cultural value to society, and VitrA Bathrooms are proud to be supporting such an inspiring programme.

With innovation at its core, a global reach and a tradition of collaborating with celebrated architects and designers, the VitrA bathroom brand has become a world leader, synonymous with contemporary sophistication since the mid-1900s.

Find out more about the other events in this series.

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